A: Ireland lies on the geographical coordinates of 53° 0' 0" N, 8° 0' 0" W.

Latitude and Longitude of Ireland in other units:

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Ireland ? fighting back recession

There is more to Ireland than just Irish coffee when we are talking about the nation. Ireland ? this was another country which was a British colony is Ireland. Ireland was partitioned into two jurisdictional parts ? Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the War of Independence. 1922 was the year in which Ireland gained its freedom, but became a member of the British Common wealth. However, in 1937 Ireland was given full sovereignty and they did not have to attend any more Commonwealth meetings.

The Irish had a stable economy during the British rule, and in the early years of independence. Ireland also became a member of European Union. In 1980s Irish Government formed new economic reforms, in which they reduced taxes. This proved to be a folly on the part of the Irish Government. But Ireland soon experienced a rapid growth in the economic scale in between the years of 1995-2007. This period is referred to as the ?Celtic Tiger?. But soon after this, Ireland slipped into recession. Ireland ranks fifth in the Human Development index, which makes it clear that Ireland is a developed country.

About 64% of the total land of Ireland has been devoted to agriculture. Ireland combines the traditional methods with the modern technology to reap better yield. Only 10% of the Irish land is covered with forest, which is also used mainly for commercial purposes. Pollution is causing a threat to agriculture, with harming the ecosystem as well.

In recent times Ireland has also focused on high-tech industries. International companies like Intel invested in Ireland, which was shortly followed by Google and Microsoft. Mining industry of Ireland also thrives well. Ireland mines gypsum and limestone. It also mines smaller quantities of gold, silver, and copper. Ireland is a leading producer of zinc in the world.